π Useless Fact of the Day
Anne Boleyn, Queen Elizabeth I's mother, had six fingers on one hand.
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π« On August 5, 1816...
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Sir John Barrow, secretary at the Admiralty, rejected a proposal to use Francis Ronalds's electrical telegraph, deeming it "wholly unnecessary".
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Bending Spoons is buying Airtable for $1.28 billion, far below its 2021 peak valuation. The deal reflects reduced SaaS valuations and Bending Spoonsβ strategy: acquire discounted software brands, cut costs, streamline products, and push profitability.
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Apple is escalating its trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging more ex-Apple employees may have shared confidential product information. OpenAI denies wrongdoing, calling the injunction request false and unnecessary, while framing Appleβs claims as partly rooted in its own security failures.
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π΅οΈ Corporate Sabotage 101
Tip #23:
Send "quick question" followed by seven paragraphs.
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β 8335, π 946
Coding Agent Harness
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β 2005, π 583
Apache Fluss is a streaming storage built for real-time analytics.
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β 5398, π 1845
High-performance AI pipeline engine with a C++ core and 50+ Python-extensible nodes. Build, debug, and scale LLM workflows with 13+ model providers, 8+ vector databases, and agent orchestration, all from your IDE. Includes VS Code extension, TypeScript/Python SDKs, and Docker deployment.
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β 93, π 6
CLI for AI agents (Claude, Codex) to read, edit, and comment on .docx files with full format fidelity.
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β 2380, π 270
A catgirl who lives with you in real time β reaching out first, sharing your media, and actually getting things done, powered by an embodied emotional engine.π±β€οΈδΈεͺδΌδΈ»ε¨ζΎδ½ η©η AI η«ε¨γ
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FFmpeg 9.0 βLeiβ has been released, four months after 8.1. The notes point users to the full changelog and Git history, and invite questions via the FFmpeg IRC channel or mailing lists.
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MariaDB proposes adding GitHub star requests to client startup messages and server logs, aiming for 10k stars. Itβs a promotional change, easy to backport, but may spark debate over marketing content in database tooling and logs.
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